IP Library Granted Patent US 12679014
Granted Patent B2
US 12679014 · App. 18/335,166 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Quality prediction device and method therefor, non-transitory computer readable medium storing program

Inventors: Masanobu Nakazono (Yokosuka, JP); Nagoshi Asakawa (Yokosuka, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
B29C45/76G05B13/0265G05B13/048B29C2945/76943
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Patent No.
US 12679014
App. No.
18/335,166
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A quality prediction device includes a probabilistic prediction model generation unit that generates a probabilistic prediction model on the basis of a plurality of training data in which a log relating to a molding operating condition or to a state of a molding machine and a quality value of a molding product corresponding to the log are associated with each other, and a quality prediction unit that calculates a quality index of the molding product from the log using the probabilistic prediction model.

Claims (40)

1 . A quality prediction device comprising:

a processor configured to execute

generating of a probabilistic prediction model on the basis of a plurality of training data in which a log relating to a molding operating condition or to a state of a molding machine and a quality value of a molding product corresponding to the log are associated with each other,

setting a determination parameter, the determination parameter being designated by a user or adjusted according to a simulation result of the processor,

performing an injection molding and outputting the log from an injection molding machine body,

predicting a quality index of the molding product from the log using the probabilistic prediction model, and

making a determination whether inspection is required by comparing the predicted quality index to the determination parameter.

2 . The quality prediction device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the quality index indicates at least one of an expected value and a variance of the molding product, a probability of occurrence of a desired quality of the molding product, and a probability density distribution of a quality of the molding product.

3 . The quality prediction device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the determination parameter is adjustable.

4 . The quality prediction device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the probabilistic prediction model is updated according to newly acquired training data.

5 . The quality prediction device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute:

obtaining and registering the quality value associated with the log in response to the determination that the inspection is required, and

performing next injection molding when a predetermined condition is met in response to the determination that the inspection is not required.

6 . The quality prediction device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute:

notifying the determination whether the inspection is required to a user.

7 . A quality prediction method comprising:

generating a probabilistic prediction model on the basis of a plurality of training data in which a log relating to a molding operating condition or to a state of a molding machine and a quality value of a molding product corresponding to the log are associated with each other; and

setting a determination parameter, the determination parameter being designated by a user or adjusted according to a simulation result,

performing an injection molding and outputting the log from an injection molding machine body,

predicting a quality index of the molding product from the log using the probabilistic prediction model, and

making a determination whether inspection is required by comparing the predicted quality index to the determination parameter.

8 . The quality prediction method of claim 7 , further comprising:

obtaining and registering the quality value associated with the log in response to the determination that the inspection is required, and

performing next injection molding when a predetermined condition is met in response to the determination that the inspection is not required.

9 . The quality prediction method of claim 7 , further comprising:

notifying the determination whether the inspection is required to a user.

10 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:

generating a probabilistic prediction model on the basis of a plurality of training data in which a log relating to a molding operating condition or to a state of a molding machine and a quality value of a molding product corresponding to the log are associated with each other; and

setting a determination parameter, the determination parameter being designated by a user or adjusted according to a simulation result,

performing an injection molding and outputting the log from an injection molding machine body,

predicting a quality index of the molding product from the log using the probabilistic prediction model, and

making a determination whether inspection is required by comparing the predicted quality index to the determination parameter.

11 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the process further comprises:

obtaining and registering the quality value associated with the log in response to the determination that the inspection is required, and

performing next injection molding when a predetermined condition is met in response to the determination that the inspection is not required.

12 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the process further comprises:

notifying the determination whether the inspection is required to a user.